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first on afghanistan. i returned from days with meetings with our troops and commander and have come away impressed and inspired by the changes that have taken place on the ground in recent months. it's no secret that for too long the military in afghanistan suffered from a lack of focus and resources and attention. compasser baited by the focus on iraq for most of the past decade. when they agreed in 2006 to take the lead for security across afghanistan, i suspected many allies would be primarily peacekeeping. development systems. more candid north balkans, instead nato found a tough fight against a resurgent taliban resurging from its force in pakistan. since the challenges inthirpte any coalition -- came to the surface, the caveat that tied the hands of commanders in sometimes infuriating ways, the -- al highs -- in some cases wildly dis pretty contributions from different members' fates. frustrations with these obstacles sometimes boiled into public view. i had some choice words to say on this subject
first on afghanistan. i returned from days with meetings with our troops and commander and have come away impressed and inspired by the changes that have taken place on the ground in recent months. it's no secret that for too long the military in afghanistan suffered from a lack of focus and resources and attention. compasser baited by the focus on iraq for most of the past decade. when they agreed in 2006 to take the lead for security across afghanistan, i suspected many allies would be...
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in afghanistan -- afghanistan is a political problem income only be military. at some point they recognize to negotiate with the taliban as the solution. the problem though is petraeus has gotten better at killing mid-level taliban commanders. that may seem like a ticket and, but the taliban commanders are the one that have long-standing ties with the community, and therefore much for moderate, able to be pressured by the community, tribal lighters and they probably have much more with mullah omar, taliban commander in pakistan. by killing these guys, you're replacing them with much more younger, radical guys who don't have communal ties and it will be much, much harder to negotiate and you're creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that they'll be tied to al qaeda. right out of town and it can us and are totally different than taliban in pakistan. totally different from a panic at the taliban in afghanistan or afghan controls, afghan interesting goals. pakistani taliban are different of course in fighting the pakistan government and in some cases more linked to al
in afghanistan -- afghanistan is a political problem income only be military. at some point they recognize to negotiate with the taliban as the solution. the problem though is petraeus has gotten better at killing mid-level taliban commanders. that may seem like a ticket and, but the taliban commanders are the one that have long-standing ties with the community, and therefore much for moderate, able to be pressured by the community, tribal lighters and they probably have much more with mullah...
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in afghanistan though, afghanistan is a political problem. it can only be solved politically. it's not a military problem where you can defeat the taliban. we have to recognize that negotiate with the taliban is the always solution. the problem though is that trade is gotten better. that might seem like it's a good thing, but these taliban commanders are the ones who have ties to both sides of the committee and our that for much more moderate. are able to be pressure by the community and the tribal elders. and upon have much more inside with the taliban commander in pakistan. by killing these guys you're replacing them with much younger more radical guys who don't have these ties and don't have the tiger tell you much, much harder to dig osha within. right now the taliban in afghanistan are totally different than taliban in pakistan. totally different from al qaeda. the taliban in afghanistan our afghani controlled, have afghan interest and goals. pakistani taliban are different of course find the pakistani government come in some places moving to a kind of. but you've only ha
in afghanistan though, afghanistan is a political problem. it can only be solved politically. it's not a military problem where you can defeat the taliban. we have to recognize that negotiate with the taliban is the always solution. the problem though is that trade is gotten better. that might seem like it's a good thing, but these taliban commanders are the ones who have ties to both sides of the committee and our that for much more moderate. are able to be pressure by the community and the...
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in afghanistan, afghanistan is a political problem. at some point you have to recognize negotiating with the taliban dissolution. little taliban commanders might seem like a good thing but these taliban commanders of the ones who are much more moderate, able to be pressured by the community and tribal elders and also probably have more ties with the taliban commander in pakistan. you are replacing them with more radical guys who don't have these ties. it will be much harder to ago she with them and you are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that they will be tied to al qaeda. the taliban in afghanistan are different from the taliban in pakistan. the taliban in afghanistan are afghan controlled. pakistani taliban a little bit different. in some cases more links to al qaeda. you only had in history one afghan who tried to attack the u.s.. he was tied to the pakistani taliban and lived his life in the u.s.. obviously to people in afghanistan. you have to recognize negotiating with them is the only solution. the hamid karzai government, n
in afghanistan, afghanistan is a political problem. at some point you have to recognize negotiating with the taliban dissolution. little taliban commanders might seem like a good thing but these taliban commanders of the ones who are much more moderate, able to be pressured by the community and tribal elders and also probably have more ties with the taliban commander in pakistan. you are replacing them with more radical guys who don't have these ties. it will be much harder to ago she with them...
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military has now left iraq, tens of thousands of american service members remain in afghanistan for the tenth christmas in a row. nbc's kiko at sack shows us how they were able to make its presence known among them so far from home. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: tonisha starts off christmas at camp eggers as she does every day, reaching out to her home in virginia. >> bye! >> reporter: a mother and a wife, she knows the pain of being this far away, especially at this time of year. it's her job to make things better as a morale officer. she helps them fight depression and alleviate stress. >> we are here to do a job, but in order to do it effectively and productively, you have to have a peace of mind. >> reporter: she reminds troops that folks back home care, handing out goodies sent by grateful americans. >> good morning, everybody! >> reporter: and she sets up special events, like this jingle bells race, making spirits bright. >> merry, merry christmas! >> reporter: but no fun and games at the post office. >> oh, mercy. >> reporter: they're busy sorting and handing out christmas che
military has now left iraq, tens of thousands of american service members remain in afghanistan for the tenth christmas in a row. nbc's kiko at sack shows us how they were able to make its presence known among them so far from home. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: tonisha starts off christmas at camp eggers as she does every day, reaching out to her home in virginia. >> bye! >> reporter: a mother and a wife, she knows the pain of being this far away, especially at this...
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iraq coming to afghanistan. iraq is a forgotten subject in the media nobody cares about it. it's hard to get people interested. i'm grateful to see a large crowd here. afghanistan a little bit more because there's more americans, so when americans are [inaudible] we can't understand what's happening in afghanistan with the americans think they're doing in afghanistan without understanding what happened in iraq and what they think gilpin in iraq so i would like to start with a discussion about iraq and the implications for afghanistan. the narrative which is impossible to challenge is that iraq was going fairly poorly because of poor planning and then in 2006 you had bombing al qaeda and iraq blew up the shrine north baghdadi and suddenly all hell broke loose in the war started in iraq is falling apart front office physically fit ph.d. general quote david petraeus arrived and saved the day of the new american hero and now he's going to save the day in afghanistan using the same brilliant tactics. but all that is
iraq coming to afghanistan. iraq is a forgotten subject in the media nobody cares about it. it's hard to get people interested. i'm grateful to see a large crowd here. afghanistan a little bit more because there's more americans, so when americans are [inaudible] we can't understand what's happening in afghanistan with the americans think they're doing in afghanistan without understanding what happened in iraq and what they think gilpin in iraq so i would like to start with a discussion about...
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wrote sitting in a hotel room in, oh, whatever year that was, 01, i guess, when we started bombing afghanistan. these are short poems on the afghan war. 1, small bones of mountain children in the snow. two, bags of rice burst open, burlap flaps in the wind. even the label, usa, is fading. three, we air drop transistor radios. can you eat them? will they keep you warm? this one is called les american, october 5, 2001. we are feral, rare as mountain wolves. our hearts are pure and stupid. we go down, pitted against our own. there's one other short thing. we gathered there frequently, old scholars, printers, book collectors, old and young writers pass through the place on any given afternoon. all kinds of activity came to the shop in the years i worked there. they were the early years of the black awareness, robert williams was active in south carolina. there was a period of time when the cot in the back of the store was a drop off for various disassembled armaments. sometimes someone we didn't know would put something under the mattress, making the cot unusable for several days. someone would co
wrote sitting in a hotel room in, oh, whatever year that was, 01, i guess, when we started bombing afghanistan. these are short poems on the afghan war. 1, small bones of mountain children in the snow. two, bags of rice burst open, burlap flaps in the wind. even the label, usa, is fading. three, we air drop transistor radios. can you eat them? will they keep you warm? this one is called les american, october 5, 2001. we are feral, rare as mountain wolves. our hearts are pure and stupid. we go...
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when i went to afghanistan, i went surrounded by military personnel with guns. i was wearing a flak jacket. i asked you, you know, you said you were going to afghanistan. how are you getting there? it was like i'm walking. like it was some crazy.... >> afghanistan is a different, sort of a different ballgame. after so many years in iraq embedding with u.s. soldiers the last five years that i've worked in afghanistan i've never been with u.s. soldiers. i just kind of go on my own. it's a different experience to see it from the other side. i would say in afghanistan it's a lot easier to work on the street or with afghans without the protection of nato. >> jon: really? >> i grew up in new york in the '80s. >> jon: that's not the same thing. i lived here in the '0s. having a guy try to sell you something by the park is not the same as being in afghanistan. look at this. this is another picture from iraq that i wanted to show. i don't know if you can get that. it's a woman... the thing i thought was interesting here is not the eggs but right now to her. that white bl
when i went to afghanistan, i went surrounded by military personnel with guns. i was wearing a flak jacket. i asked you, you know, you said you were going to afghanistan. how are you getting there? it was like i'm walking. like it was some crazy.... >> afghanistan is a different, sort of a different ballgame. after so many years in iraq embedding with u.s. soldiers the last five years that i've worked in afghanistan i've never been with u.s. soldiers. i just kind of go on my own. it's a...
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military has now left iraq, tens of thousands of american service members remain in afghanistan for the tenth christmas in a row. the holiday was able to make its presence known among them so far from home. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: tonisha starts off christmas at camp acres as she does every day, reaching out to her home. a mother and a wife, she knows the pain of being this far away, especially at this time of year. it's her job to make things better as a morale officer. she helps them fight depression and alleviate stress. >> we are here to do a job, but in order to do it effectively and productively, you have to have a peace of mind. >> reporter: she reminds troops that folks back home care, handing out goodies sent by grateful americans. and she sets up special events like this jingle bells race, making spirits bright. >> merry, merry christmas! >> reporter: but no fun and games at the post office. >> oh, mercy. >> reporter: they're busy sorting and handing out christmas cheer, and the 292,000 pounds of holiday mail that arrived at camp eggers this month alone. >> the packag
military has now left iraq, tens of thousands of american service members remain in afghanistan for the tenth christmas in a row. the holiday was able to make its presence known among them so far from home. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: tonisha starts off christmas at camp acres as she does every day, reaching out to her home. a mother and a wife, she knows the pain of being this far away, especially at this time of year. it's her job to make things better as a morale officer....
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and the greater afghanistan, pakistan -- afghanistan-pakistan region. there is no question as to why we went to pakistan -- as to why we went to afghanistan. at that time, the taliban controlled the country. the initial training of the attackers took place in afghanistan. we went there because of those attacks. if you narrow it to afghanistan, our objective was to ensure afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for al qaeda or other transnational extremists. the region has some other groups to certainly have aspirations in that regard. beyond that, i think it is important to recall that we had a total of about 10 hours of hearings on capitol hill. we also met with the top four as well. one of the themes i sought to stress once that it was only recently that we got the end this right in afghanistan. secretary gates says there are three phases to afghanistan. we got the early phase right. over time, we took our eye of the ball and focused on other issues -- it was a darn dog petraeus in iraq but when it all the resources. then we came back to af
and the greater afghanistan, pakistan -- afghanistan-pakistan region. there is no question as to why we went to pakistan -- as to why we went to afghanistan. at that time, the taliban controlled the country. the initial training of the attackers took place in afghanistan. we went there because of those attacks. if you narrow it to afghanistan, our objective was to ensure afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for al qaeda or other transnational extremists. the region has some other...
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. >> the issue is that by my notes, we have something like 4900 static guards in afghanistan. that is a very, very large number. given that 4900 number, you have to at a 50% factor for training and movement. none of us will have a swat team of that size. >> we are thinking that may endanger our embassies and their good will. we believe that the expense may be worth it to have a cadre that you can turn to quickly. the bottom line is -- you are stuck with them. that should not be. let me make an argument for you to rethink your opposition to -- >> the number is 760. even that, when you add the rotation which is over 1000 personnel, we simply are not it kind off the values was raised the attention for everyone. secondly, the very example that you are raising that sigur does not have the legal authority -- when they were signed, there were given only certain chunk of contingency. we believe that they should have the full breadth so they wouldn't and counter the very thing you're legal people are saying that they don't have the authority. we want a permanent inspector general that
. >> the issue is that by my notes, we have something like 4900 static guards in afghanistan. that is a very, very large number. given that 4900 number, you have to at a 50% factor for training and movement. none of us will have a swat team of that size. >> we are thinking that may endanger our embassies and their good will. we believe that the expense may be worth it to have a cadre that you can turn to quickly. the bottom line is -- you are stuck with them. that should not be. let...
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. >> jon: oh my god, afghanistan war! it's finally over, ten years. can someone get me a nurse to kiss in the street? i canwti believe-- tell me more! >> starting nejtr month we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. >> jon: huh? that's it? came out to announce that the troops, that you sent to afghanistan a year and a half ago are going to be incrementally removed from that country over theçó next year and a half? putting us at a troop commitment level still above the one that was there when you took office. i mean, it's not nothing but did you really have to walk all the way down the [bleep] hallway to do that? couldn't you just shout it as you were walking by? (laughter) >> jon: hey, we're going to trim back a bit on one of our wars. (laughter) >> jon: fyi. just do it as a facebook status update. you really-- you had to do this as a nationwide address-- all right. well, let's see how it played on fox, the conservatives, the portion of t
. >> jon: oh my god, afghanistan war! it's finally over, ten years. can someone get me a nurse to kiss in the street? i canwti believe-- tell me more! >> starting nejtr month we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. >> jon: huh? that's it? came out to announce that the troops, that you sent to afghanistan a year and a half ago are going to be incrementally removed...
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i have afghanistan in mind but i will not burden you with afghanistan. damascus separate question real quickly. -- let me ask a separate question real quickly. we sort of reinvent the wheel every time something comes up. if we had an office center located with expertise knowing the ropes and the vendors and providers and everything else, maybe that would make us more efficient and save taxpayer dollars. any comments on that suggestion? >> there is an office in the state department that has the purpose of doing exactly that. the ambassador would be better positioned to comment on that. usaid worked closely with that office. in situations where these kind of responses are required. we also have our own office of transition initiatives which is in itself built around providing responses to these kind of situations but it works hand-in- which is a scrs state department office. >> would you indulge to let the ambassador's speech? >> mr. crowley is right, there is an office at the state department tasked with what you're talking about. under the quadrennial de
i have afghanistan in mind but i will not burden you with afghanistan. damascus separate question real quickly. -- let me ask a separate question real quickly. we sort of reinvent the wheel every time something comes up. if we had an office center located with expertise knowing the ropes and the vendors and providers and everything else, maybe that would make us more efficient and save taxpayer dollars. any comments on that suggestion? >> there is an office in the state department that...